Cost of living comparison
Lima is 29.3% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.79
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.14
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.34
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.80
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€35.85
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,393.61
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€18.96
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€712.40
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€553.72
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€178.61
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€560.19
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,125.92
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.62
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.53
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€64.01
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.14
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.12
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€96.51
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
|
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